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Don't Mix These Up

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1933, the federal government established the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). What was one of the primary efforts of this New Deal agency?

a)

to construct the Erie Canal

b)

build public buildings, schools, and roads

c)

to bring electricity to rural areas

d)

to give work to artists during the Great Depression

2.

What is an example of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction?

a)

black codes

b)

14th amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

d)

Jim Crow laws

3.

All of the following began as part of the New Deal EXCEPT

a)

Social Security benefits

b)

unemployment benefits

c)

food stamps

d)

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

4.

Many people were unemployed during the Great Depression and could not afford housing. What was another name for the shantytowns that people built?

a)

Levittowns

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Rooseveltvilles

d)

Depressionvilles

5.

After WWI, the U. S. had a policy of isolationism. This policy was ended by

a)

the Great Depression

b)

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

joining the United Nations

d)

the 18th amendment

6.

Medicare was among the programs included in President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiative. What did Medicaid and programs like it hope to provide?

a)

state funding of urban mass transit programs

b)

assistance to families living below the poverty level

c)

an increase in public education and library services

d)

medical and housing aid for Vietnam Veterans

7.

During the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy created lists of individuals whom he believed to be associated with the Communist Party. When ten actors refused to acknowledge membership in the Communist Party, they were sentenced to a year in jail. McCarthy's tactics were in response to

a)

the Vietnam war

b)

World War II

c)

the Civil War

d)

the Korean and Cold wars

8.

Thousands of immigrants entered through this reception center on the west coast of the United States. What was the name of this center?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Admiral Island

c)

Evita Island

d)

Angel Island

9.

What was one major factor in creation of the Dust Bowl?

a)

financial security

b)

widespread drought

c)

political mismanagement

d)

good farming practices

10.

During World War II the federal government forced the relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans. Which statement BEST describes WWII internment camps?

a)

places where individuals willingly stayed for the course of the war

b)

restrictions without cause on the civil liberties of individuals

c)

a way to get rid of a population of people through gas chambers and starvation

d)

places where people were free to come and go as they pleased

11.

In what way did programs like the WPA help to end the Great Depression?

a)

they regulated banking practices

b)

they regulated electricity in rural areas

c)

they provided Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled

d)

they put people to work and added dollars to the economy

12.

Jim Crow laws were passed by southern legislatures following Reconstruction. What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

a)

tto expand the rights of African Americans

b)

to ensure segregation of African Americans in southern society

c)

to force compliance with the 14th and 15th amendments

d)

to prohibit southerners from disenfranchising African Americans

13.
What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to capture the US arsenal
b)
to burn down the town
c)
to kill lots of people
d)
to live there
14.
Which of the following is one similarity between the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
Both were designed to assist rebellions against the Soviet Union.
b)
Both were designed to restrict United States foreign aid.
c)
Both were designed to help develop the space program.
d)
Both were designed to limit the spread of communism.
15.
What was the significance of the 38th parallel?
a)
It was the 1953 cease-fire line in the Korean War.
b)
It was the cause of the Korean War
c)
It was the line that was used in the peace treaty
d)
It formed the border between China and North Korea.
16.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
17.

Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?

a)

John Brown

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Fredrick Douglas

18.

What battle was the bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

19.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel